From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Ipw2100-admin] [BUILD FAILURE 04/12] Next April 14 : PPC64 randconfig [drivers/staging/built-in.o] From: reinette chatre To: "subrata@linux.vnet.ibm.com" In-Reply-To: <1239733717.5344.76.camel@subratamodak.linux.ibm.com> References: <1239733717.5344.76.camel@subratamodak.linux.ibm.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:59:55 -0700 Message-Id: <1239735595.15115.60.camel@rc-desk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: sachinp , Stephen Rothwell , Greg KH , Andrea Merello , linux-kernel , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Linuxppc-dev , linux-next , Alexander Beregalov , "James P. Ketrenos" List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Hi Subrata, On Tue, 2009-04-14 at 11:28 -0700, Subrata Modak wrote: > Observed the following build error: > --- > LD drivers/built-in.o > drivers/staging/built-in.o: In function `ieee80211_xmit': > drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c:528: multiple > definition of `ieee80211_xmit' > drivers/net/built-in.o:drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw_tx.c:256: > first defined here > make[1]: *** [drivers/built-in.o] Error 1 > make: *** [drivers] Error 2 Looks like the rtl8187se driver started with a copy of ipw2x00's library. Errors like this can thus be expected and should be addressed by rtl8187se as they are the ones who made the copy. Reinette